Tushar Deshpande

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Tushar Deshpande

| image = Tushar Deshpande.jpg

| caption = Deshpande during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy

| country = India

| fullname = Tushar Uday Deshpande

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kalyan, Maharashtra, India

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 13 July

| T20Idebutyear = 2024

| T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| T20Icap = 115

| lastT20Idate = 14 July

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = Zimbabwe

| T20Ishirt = 36

| club1 = Mumbai

| year1 = 2015–present

| club2 = Delhi Capitals

| year2 = 2020

| club3 = Chennai Super Kings

| year3 = 2022–2024

| club4 = Rajasthan Royals

| year4 = 2025-present

| columns = 4

| column1 = T20I

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 0

| bat avg1 = –

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = –

| deliveries1 = 36

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 27.50

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 1/25

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 36

| runs2 = 511

| bat avg2 = 14.19

| 100s/50s2 = 1/1

| top score2 = 123

| deliveries2 = 5,154

| wickets2 = 97

| bowl avg2 = 29.09

| fivefor2 = 5

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 6/70

| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 40

| runs3 = 51

| bat avg3 = 8.50

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 24

| deliveries3 = 1,801

| wickets3 = 51

| bowl avg3 = 32.86

| fivefor3 = 1

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = 5/23

| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–

| column4 = T20

| matches4 = 90

| runs4 = 51

| bat avg4 = 7.28

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 20*

| deliveries4 = 1,916

| wickets4 = 124

| bowl avg4 = 22.54

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/13

| catches/stumpings4 = 15/–

| date = 30 April 2025

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/tushar-deshpande-822553 ESPNcricinfo

}}

Tushar Deshpande (born 15 May 1995) is an India cricketer who has played for Indian national cricket team. He debuted for Indian team in July 2024 against Zimbabwe.{{Cite news |title=Tushar Deshpande gets India cap |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ind-vs-zim-4th-t20i-playing-xi-tushar-deshpande-makes-debut-replaces-avesh-khan-2566353-2024-07-13 |work=India Today}} He has played for Mumbai in domestic cricket and for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/822553.html |title=Tushar Deshpande |access-date=6 October 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} He is a right-arm medium pace bowler.

In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27331972/shubman-gill-priyank-panchal-faiz-fazal-lead-duleep-trophy-sides |title=Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 August 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/duleep-trophy-2019-shubman-gill-faiz-fazal-and-priyank-panchal-to-lead-duleep-trophy-2019-squad-fixtures-schedule-876560 |title=Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens |work=Cricket Country |access-date=6 August 2019}} In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/ipl-auction-analysis-do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place? |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |date=20 December 2019 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 December 2019}} In February 2022, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 February 2022}} He became the first Impact Player in the IPL history.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=The first Impact Players of IPL 2023: Gujarat's Sai Sudharsan sparkled, CSK's Tushar Deshpande couldn't impress |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ipl-2023-tushar-deshpande-becomes-first-impact-substitute-in-history-of-league-8531206/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} In July 2024, he was included in India's squad for T20 series against Zimbabwe.{{Cite web |title=Sudharsan, Jitesh and Rana added to India's squad for first two T20Is against Zimbabwe |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/zim-vs-ind-sai-sudharsan-jitesh-sharma-and-harshit-rana-added-to-india-squad-for-first-two-t20is-1441914 |access-date=2024-07-03 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}